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  • President Zia is assassinated: Time

    Time Magazine (June 08, 1981) Ten years ago this spring, young Major Ziaur Rahman broadcast an electrifying message from a clandestine radio in the East Pakistan city of Chittagong, proclaiming a rebellion against West Pakistan that ultimately created the nation of Bangladesh. Late last week there was another voice on the radio from Chittagong, announcing

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  • জিয়াউর রহমানকে মনে করা এবং ঐতিহ্য

    আতাউস সামাদ আজ প্রেসিডেন্ট জিয়াউর রহমানের ত্রিশতম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী। তিনি বীর মুক্তিযোদ্ধা, সেনাশাসক, হৃত গণতন্ত্র পুনঃপ্রতিষ্ঠাকারী, নির্বাচিত রাষ্ট্রপতি ও সরকারপ্রধান, সংস্কারক, উন্নয়নকর্মী ও কূটনীতিবিদ এসব পরিচয়ে বিভিন্ন সময়ে পরিচিত হয়েছেন এবং প্রতিটি চরিত্রেই তাঁর পক্ষে ও বিপক্ষে আজও প্রায়ই তর্কের ঝড় ওঠে। ২০০৮ সালের ডিসেম্বরে দুই বছর অযাচিত বিরতি দিয়ে অনুষ্ঠিত জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচনের মাধ্যমে ক্ষমতায়

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  • Bangladesh leader is shot and killed in a coup attempt

    Bangladesh leader is shot and killed in a coup attempt

    KASTURI RANGAN, Special to the New York Times (May 31, 1981) President Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh was shot and killed in the port city of Chittagong early today and a broadcast by the Dacca radio said a little-known opposition group was responsible for the assassination. A state of emergency was declared by Vice President Abdus

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  • Zia Assassination Reverberates through South Asia

    Zia Assassination Reverberates through South Asia

    WILLIAM BORDERS, Special to the New York Times (June 8, 1981) Beyond its far-reaching consequences in Bangladesh, the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman has had considerable repercussions all over South Asia. In a region where stability is often elusive and democracy is fragile, governments and embassies have spent much of the week since President Zia

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  • Everyone Loses In Bangladesh Coup Attempt

    Everyone Loses In Bangladesh Coup Attempt

    The New York Times (June 7, 1981) If there are worse places than Bangladesh these days, much credit goes to Ziaur Rahman. From his rise to power in 1975 until his assassination last weekend, General Zia instilled new motivation in the New England-sized nation of 92 million people to produce more food and fewer children.

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